Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Vegetables
  4. Taro, tahitian, cooked, without salt
  5. Compare
  6. Taro, tahitian, cooked, without salt vs. Sweet potato

Taro, tahitian, cooked, without salt vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Summary of differences between taro, tahitian, cooked, without salt and sweet potato

  • Taro, tahitian, cooked, without salt has more vitamin C, calcium, iron, vitamin B2, potassium, and magnesium; however, sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B5, copper, and vitamin B6.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily need for vitamin A, 248% more than taro, tahitian, cooked, without salt.
  • Taro, tahitian, cooked, without salt has 16 times more vitamin C than sweet potato. While taro, tahitian, cooked, without salt has 38mg of vitamin C, sweet potato has only 2.4mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Taro, tahitian, cooked, without salt and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared.

Infographic

Taro, tahitian, cooked, without salt vs Sweet potato infographic
Infographic link

Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 45% 55% 59% 25% 2.7% 29% 7% 22% 4.4%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +104%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +396.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +84.9%
Contains more IronIron +155.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +42.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +98.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +53.6%
~equal in Sodium ~55mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 127% 29% 0% 0% 11% 46% 9% 7.6% 27% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1483.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +224.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +705.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +77.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +534.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +78.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taro, tahitian, cooked, without salt Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 88µg 709µg 69%
Vitamin C 38mg 2.4mg 40%
Vitamin B5 0.126mg 0.8mg 13%
Calcium 149mg 30mg 12%
Iron 1.56mg 0.61mg 12%
Fiber 3g 12%
Vitamin B2 0.198mg 0.061mg 11%
Potassium 623mg 337mg 8%
Copper 0.076mg 0.151mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.117mg 0.209mg 7%
Magnesium 51mg 25mg 6%
Protein 4.16g 1.57g 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Manganese 0.168mg 0.258mg 4%
Carbs 6.85g 20.12g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.078mg 3%
Phosphorus 67mg 47mg 3%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.282g 0.014g 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Calories 44kcal 86kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.3mg 2%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Folate 7µg 11µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.139g 0.018g 1%
Fats 0.68g 0.05g 1%
Net carbs 6.85g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 4.18g N/A
Sodium 54mg 55mg 0%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 0.557mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.055g 0.001g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 7% 86% 2%
Protein: 4.16 g
Fats: 0.68 g
Carbs: 6.85 g
Water: 86.46 g
Other: 1.85 g
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +165%
Contains more FatsFats +1260%
Contains more WaterWater +11.9%
Contains more OtherOther +88.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +193.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 12% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.139 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.055 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.282 g
55% 3% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.014 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1914.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.1%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Taro, tahitian, cooked, without salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170455/nutrients
  2. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.